Key occasions
Mikel Arteta speaks to TNT Sports activities. “We all know we must be actually good tonight to beat this staff … we preserve combating … we’ve got received ten out of 11 and are nonetheless not high, that’s the stage we’re in … [Saliba and Gabriel] is a big platform, they is an unbelievable chemistry there, an understanding, they complement one another in the fitting method … they’ve been taking part in for 2 years collectively and continue to grow … we’re blessed to have them … the staff defensively has been collectively robust … we’ve got already been right here and we all know what it takes … we’re right here to affect the sport … we’ve got the power … in relation to these moments it’s a must to step up and make it occur.”
Arsenal make two adjustments to their beginning XI after the 2-0 win at Wolves. Thomas Partey and Takehiro Tomiyasu are in; Gabriel Jesus and Jakub Kiwior drop to the bench.
Chelsea make 4 adjustments within the wake of their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester Metropolis. Cole Palmer is sick and Malo Gusto is injured, whereas Trevoh Chalobah and Thiago Silva drop to the bench. Mykhailo Mudryk, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile and Alfie Gilchrist step up.
The groups
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Odegaard, Partey, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Subs: Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Zinchenko.
Chelsea: Petrovic, Disasi, Gilchrist, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Gallagher, Mudryk, Jackson.
Subs: Thiago Silva, Sterling, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Chukwuemeka, Casadei, Washington, Tauriainen, Dyer.
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire).
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
🔙 Tomiyasu returns
⚖️ Partey within the center
⚡️ Havertz leads the roadLet’s seize the chance, Gunners 👊 pic.twitter.com/aOiWCkh43k
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 23, 2024
Preamble
Arsenal can go three factors clear on the high of the Premier League tonight, and in doing so, tick off one of many tougher matches of their title-race run-in. They’ll fancy their possibilities towards a aspect that everybody has instantly began referring to as Cole Palmer FC, however tonight received’t characteristic any Cole Palmer. Arsenal are the shape horse, having received 11 of their final 13 Premier League matches, and have solely misplaced one among their final 9 encounters with Chelsea, although they misplaced their final residence recreation, towards Aston Villa. In the meantime Chelsea are belatedly getting it collectively underneath Mauricio Pochettino: they’re unbeaten in eight league video games, and had been the higher aspect in defeat to Manchester Metropolis within the cup semis final weekend. So all in all, for a match between first and ninth, between groups separated by 27 factors, that is balanced slightly properly. Kick-off is at 8pm BST. Enterprise-end drama ahoy! It’s on!
